Top Stories: Chad's former President Hissene Habre, an ally of the West during the Cold War who was later jailed for war crimes and crimes against humanity, died on Tuesday in Senegal aged 79, according to the spokesperson at the Senegalese Justice Ministry. A new presidency begins in Zambia as Hakainde Hichilema as President today. VOA’s Peter Clottey had an exclusive opportunity to sit down with President Hichilema to discuss his vision for Zambia. In Part One of this interview, the President spoke of his agenda for the future of the country, what he hopes to accomplish in the first 100 days of office and how he plans to tackle the debt situation that is choking the economy. Al Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in the center of Somalia on Tuesday and took over a nearby town, according to residents. Residents of Amara in the Galmudug region said the attack started in the morning with al Shabaab fighters setting off a suicide bomb, targeting government special force units, known as Danab and Darawish. Amid a severe fourth wave of infections, members of Kenya's Maasai community queued up to get vaccinated on Monday. Health authorities in Guinea continue to monitor people who have been in contact directly or indirectly with a man who died of Marburg virus earlier this month. To find out more about Marburg virus and the current situation in Guinea, Africa 54 Health Correspondent Linord Moudou spoke with Dr. Georges Ki-Zerbo, WHO Head of Office and Representative in Guinea. Elevated houses. Water level sensors. Rebuilt natural barriers. Coastal communities are struggling to hold back the destruction from climate change. But in our new ‘code red’ era, more radical steps are on the horizon. A vacation in Africa usually conjures images of palm-fringed beaches or safari tours - but in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, one resort is attracting tourists seeking a more adventurous skiing destination. Some international students in the United States are struggling to get fully vaccinated before returning to school this fall. As the Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan, the group is vowing to protect minority and women’s rights. But many Afghans in United States are concerned about the well-being of their family and friends and the future of their homeland. Greece has completed the construction of a border fence along its frontier with Turkey, as European fears grow of an influx of refugees from Afghanistan. As Henry Ridgwell reports, memories of the 2015 European migrant crisis are still powerful, – but many analysts say that six years on, it is much tougher for migrants to reach Europe